Common Name: Spotted Worm Cucumber
Species Name: Synapta maculata (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)
Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean/Red Sea
Natural Environment: Inhabit sandy and rocky inner and outer reef bottoms
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 73 to 83°F (23 - 28°C). Sticky to the touch and gets quite large, about 72 inches (2 m). Better left in the wild.
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